Alkali metal di-amyldithiocar-bamates



duction of mononatural gas, when the chlorinatic natural gas cooled; and by rectification the form amylamines.

Patented Dec. 4, 1934 a ALKALF ivrzrennr-mnmrmocam mMA'rEs John. F. can, mm,

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Small. No. 5375482 This invention relates to new chemical 'substances, alkali metal wmono-amyl'ditliibcarbamates and alkali metal di amylditliiecarbamates; and to a method of making them.v

In accordance "with this finvention these sub stancesmay be prepared from monoand di amylamines derived fronta -mixture" cfamylchloridesresulti'ng from chlorination er pentanes such" as are found gasoline p dfl m from is elfected by subjecting to heat in the absence of actinic lightand irrtl-reabsence of silent electric discharge a mixture of chlorine and such pentanes in vapor phase, as described in United States Patents No. 1,741,393 and No. 1,717,136 to Ayres. In such chlorination parts by volume of vapors of pentane separated by rectification from are mixed with one part by volume of chlorine vapor; the mixture is passed at 75 lbs; gauge pressure through an externally heated metallic reactor in which it is heated to 280 C. forsufiicienttime to effect complete combination of the chlorine; the products of reaction are resulting amyl chlorides are separated from unchlorinated pentanes.

Atypical specimen of the resulting mixed amyl chlorides has the following composition;

. Per cent l-ohlorpentane OHrCHr-CHrCHr-CILC] 2-ch1orpentane oHr-oH om-oHm-pm Q. 11 3-chlorpentaneOHg-OHr-OHCl-OH:OH5 8.3

CHa\ l-chlor-t-mcthyl butane CHOH2OH|OI 12.4

0 a OHK 2-chlor-3-inethylbutanc 0HOH0l-OH 8.3

OH:\ l-cblor-2-methyl butane on-om-orn 125 OHIO CH: 2-chlor-2-methyl butane CC1-OH2-CH3 4 CHI The production from such mixed chlorides of mixed amyl amines having corresponding isomeric amyl radicals can be efiected as described in my copending application filed concurrently herewith, Serial No. 537,481 for Process of making amines and di-amines and products of said process, wherein. is described means for reacting amyl chlorides, for example, with ammonia to Moreover, in said application means are shown whereby the making of amyl amines can be controlled so as to favor the prominimizing the production of tri-amylamines.

and di-amylamines and for 3 Claims. (mam-.112).

the practice of the process' of the application referredto: abova, anisomenic mixture of mono-amylamines may be'produced by treating the amyl chloride isomers with ar-great excess of ammonia, (e. g., six to ten times the theoretical molecular quantityfl When smaller quantities of ammonia are used, considerable quantities of the di-amylamines. areiormedand if still smaller quantities are used the product will contain a large proportion of tri-arnylamines'." In the practice of this process best" results are obtained by the. use of a commom soliiwnaior theammonia and amyl chloride, alcohol being. preferred for this purpose. It is convenient to use a solution of ammonia in alcohol, suclra mixture being obtainable by mulxingrequal 'volumes of 95% alcohol and 28% ammonia. a

The preparation and 56 grams of potassium hydroxide (or 40 grams of sodium hydroxide) in 200 cc. of water is added to 87 grams of mono-amylamine. Since considerable heat is given off tion, the mixture is cooled. to aflord good mixing. As the reaction goes on, the mixture changes from colorless to yellow, then becoming orange and finally a darkamber color. The reactions believed to be involved (using potassium as an example) are C5'H11NH2+CSg- C5H11NHCSSH+KOH- mono;amylamine I C5H11NCSSK+H2O potassium mono-amyldithiocarbamate The mixture is then shaken with charcoal and filtered, whereupon it fluid. It is to be understood that the charcoal of the chemical compounds potassium (or sodium) mono-amyldithiocarba-v mates, for example, maybe illustrated as follows: A mixture of grams of canbon disulphide plays no part in the reaction and only improves the appearance of the mixture.

The excess of carbon disulphide can be withdrawn from the mixture of dithiocarbamate by warming in a vacuum. The water which remains can also be withdrawn in a similar manner, if so desired, and leave the potassium (or sodium) mono-amyldithiocarbamate as a pasty solid.

By way of further illustration, potassium (or sodium) 'di-amyldithiocarbamate, for example, may be prepared in a manner similar to that above described except that di-amylamine is used instead of the mono-amylamine.

57 grams of di-amylamine may be treated with its dithiocarbamates made according to this inven to correspond to isomeric the mixture of amyl tion have been found amyl radicals occurring in chlorides above mentioned, products can be made in the practice of this invention which have amyl radicals corresponding to the following formulae:

/ containing amyl radicals, e.

7 earbamates and From the foregoing it is apparent that products canbe made in the practice of this invention g. primary normal and secondary normal amyl radicals, which could not occur in amyldithiocarbamates which might be derived from fusel oil.

The potassium (or sodium) mono-amyldithiothe potassium (or sodium) diamyldithiocarbamates form precipitates with heavy metals and are highly useful and effective as flotation agents.

It is to be understood that other alkali metal mono-amyl and di-amyl dithiocarbamates than those of sodium and potassium may be used according to this invention. The above described methods are illustrative merely and can be modified considerably without departing from the scope of this invention.

I claim: 7.

1. A chemical compound consisting of an alkali metal salt of di-amyldithiocarbamic acid.

2. A chemical compound consisting of a sodium salt of di-amyldithiocarbamic acid.

3. A chemical compound consisting of a potassium. salt of di-amyldithiocarbamic acid.

JOHN F. OLIN.

should be read With this correction therein that the same may conf of the case in the Patent ()flice.

Certificate of Correction Patent No. 1,983,240.

JOHN F. OLIN It is hereby certified that error appears in the p numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

rinted specification of the above Page 1, line 94, strike out the formula and insert instead O H NHUSSK+H 0; an

December 4, 1934:.

d that the said Letters Patent Signed and sealed this 9th day of July, A. D. 1935.

orm to the record [SEAL] BRYAN M. BATTEY, Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

